Liverpool finances and accounts
Liverpool turned over £703m in 2024/25 and paid £428m in staff costs, which is 60.9% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Liverpool turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Liverpool does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £702,722,000£702.7m | £613,764,000£613.8m | £593,836,000£593.8m | £594,271,000£594.3m | £487,365,000£487.4m | £489,860,000£489.9m | £533,022,000£533.0m | £455,089,000£455.1m | £364,508,000£364.5m | £301,765,000£301.8m |
| Matchday | £115,591,000£115.6m | £101,661,000£101.7m | £79,760,000£79.8m | £86,767,000£86.8m | £3,636,000£3.6m | £70,854,000£70.9m | £84,208,000£84.2m | £80,743,000£80.7m | £73,535,000£73.5m | - |
| Broadcasting | £263,659,000£263.7m | £203,705,000£203.7m | £241,553,000£241.6m | £260,841,000£260.8m | £266,147,000£266.1m | £201,585,000£201.6m | £260,785,000£260.8m | £220,058,000£220.1m | £154,413,000£154.4m | - |
| Commercial | £323,472,000£323.5m | £308,398,000£308.4m | £272,523,000£272.5m | £246,663,000£246.7m | £217,582,000£217.6m | £217,421,000£217.4m | £188,029,000£188.0m | £154,288,000£154.3m | £136,560,000£136.6m | - |
| Staff costs | £427,727,000£427.7m | £386,086,000£386.1m | £372,881,000£372.9m | £366,092,000£366.1m | £314,354,000£314.4m | £325,572,000£325.6m | £309,917,000£309.9m | £263,615,000£263.6m | £208,278,000£208.3m | - |
| Wages and salaries | £374,795,000£374.8m | £341,354,000£341.4m | £329,980,000£330.0m | £323,527,000£323.5m | £277,808,000£277.8m | £289,341,000£289.3m | £276,197,000£276.2m | £232,672,000£232.7m | £184,999,000£185.0m | £184,829,000£184.8m |
| Social security costs | £48,881,000£48.9m | £40,141,000£40.1m | £39,819,000£39.8m | £39,789,000£39.8m | £32,708,000£32.7m | £34,076,000£34.1m | £32,576,000£32.6m | £27,605,000£27.6m | £22,457,000£22.5m | £22,625,000£22.6m |
| Pension costs | £4,051,000£4.1m | £4,591,000£4.6m | £3,082,000£3.1m | £2,776,000£2.8m | £3,838,000£3.8m | £2,155,000£2.2m | £1,144,000£1.1m | £3,338,000£3.3m | £822,000£822k | - |
| Other operating income | £12,892,000£12.9m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | £88,608,000£88.6m | £83,483,000£83.5m | £70,543,000£70.5m | £67,305,000£67.3m | £51,599,000£51.6m | £63,233,000£63.2m | £48,041,000£48.0m | £42,495,000£42.5m | £37,628,000£37.6m | £29,871,000£29.9m |
| Other operating costs | £656,513,000£656.5m | £599,956,000£600.0m | £561,517,000£561.5m | £545,041,000£545.0m | £476,156,000£476.2m | £496,872,000£496.9m | £484,409,000£484.4m | £405,319,000£405.3m | £320,197,000£320.2m | £329,927,000£329.9m |
| Profit on player sales | £53,268,000£53.3m | £22,017,000£22.0m | £33,767,000£33.8m | £28,124,000£28.1m | £39,340,000£39.3m | £26,915,000£26.9m | £45,245,000£45.2m | £123,854,000£123.9m | £38,263,000£38.3m | £42,133,000£42.1m |
| Operating result | £23,761,000£23.8m | -£47,658,000£47.7m | -£4,457,000£4.5m | £10,049,000£10.0m | -£40,390,000£40.4m | -£70,245,000£70.2m | £572,000£572k | £7,275,000£7.3m | £6,683,000£6.7m | -£58,033,000£58.0m |
| Pre-tax result | £15,212,000£15.2m | -£57,104,000£57.1m | -£9,005,000£9.0m | £7,469,000£7.5m | -£4,762,000£4.8m | -£46,317,000£46.3m | £41,905,000£41.9m | £125,135,000£125.1m | £39,592,000£39.6m | -£19,779,000£19.8m |
| Wages to revenue | 60.9% | 62.9% | 62.8% | 61.6% | 64.5% | 66.5% | 58.1% | 57.9% | 57.1% | - |
Where the money comes from
The three ways Liverpool earned £702,722,000 in 2024/25.
What the wage bill covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Liverpool paid £428m against £703m of revenue, so 61p of every pound went back out as pay.
Premier League revenue
The 15 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.
Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Liverpool make?
Liverpool turned over £703m in 2024/25.
What is the Liverpool wage bill?
Liverpool paid £428m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 60.9% of revenue.
Do Liverpool make a profit?
Liverpool made a pre-tax profit of £15m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00035668. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2020/21 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
- 2016/17 accounts
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